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Configuring Athena for queries

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Configure a query results location using the Athena consoleConfigure a workgroup with Athena engine v3

You can use Athena to query variants and annotations. Before you run any queries, perform the following setup tasks:

Configure a query results location using the Athena console

To configure a query results location, follow these steps.

  1. Open the Athena console: Athena console

  2. In the primary navigation bar, choose Query editor.

  3. In the query editor, choose the Settings tab, then choose Manage.

  4. Enter an S3 prefix of a location to save the query result.

Configure a workgroup with Athena engine v3

To configure a workgroup, follow these steps.

  1. Open the Athena console: Athena console

  2. In the primary navigation bar, choose Workgroups, then Create workgroup.

  3. Enter a name for the workgroup.

  4. Select Athena SQL as the type of engine.

  5. Under Upgrade query engine, select Manual.

  6. Under Query version engine, select Athena version 3.

  7. Choose Create workgroup.

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